Friday, 29 January 2016

Live and Direct - This Is The Kit

Monitor problems. Mysterious and elusive crackling guitar cables. Another guitar requiring retuning mid-song.
The drummer's phone briefly interrupting proceedings. A bass guitar that decided to separate from its strap, again in mid-song.
All this before the end of the gig's third number. A lesser band might have crumbled at this point, but This is the Kit
are made of sterner stuff, overcoming these trifling hurdles to play a joyful, spellbinding concert in the unique environs of
the 18th century Octagon Chapel in Norwich.

Unsurprisingly, the set drew heavily from last year's excellent 'Bashed Out' LP, though for me, the absolute highlight of the evening was one of a brace of fine new songs we were treated to,
which, judging by the quick inter-bandmember conflab before its performance, is currently being road-tested in more than one
arrangement. I didn't catch the title, but hopefully they'll give it another airing when they play at the 6Music Festival in the middle of February.

Mr. S,I've got some things up now because I wanted to give anyone who was interested a chance to ask for an invite. It's unlikely that the powers that be would allow me to operate for long on a public blog (if I work consistently towards my Top 1,001.) But it's okay, I understand.